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COVER LETTER

Should include full name (specify name and family name in detail), affiliation, academic degree(s) and active email address of all authors. The name of the corresponding author with contact address, contact phone number and email addresses (with alternative email) must be clearly announced.

Case Reports

Authors: maximum 5 authors

Abstract: Non-structured abstract less than 250 words, followed by 3-5 keywords

Figures: maximum 4 high quality figures. They could be sent in separate files via journal email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Reference citation style

For authors who use reference managing soft wares such as End Note, using New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) format is recommended. The reference numbers in the text must be brought as superscripts immediately after full stop without parenthesis or bracket.

Two or more authors, but less than six:Salwachter AR, Freischlag JA, Sawyer RG, Sanfey HA. The training needs and priorities of male and female surgeons and their trainees. J Am Coll Surg 2005; 201: 199-205.

All manuscripts should be written in acceptable American or British language. The Editorial Office reserves the right to make any needed corrections, both literary and technical, to the manuscripts.

Plagiarism checkingAll submitted manuscripts are planned to be checked for any possible duplication or plagiarism. Nevertheless corresponding authors are responsible for any fraud, intentional or unintentional malpractice.

Any personal information of individual case including photographs should be considered confidential and publishing any part of this data/ information needs written and signed consent from each patient or his or her legal guardian. These proofs must be available upon request by editorial office.

Any contribution on preparing the manuscripts should be properly addressed. Any person who had criteria for authorship should be assign as co-author and when these all criteria are not met, he or she should be acknowledge at the end of manuscript.

Any manuscript submitted to this journal must not be published or under consideration by any other journal.

The order of authors should be approved and signed by all authors before publication.

Conflict of Interest

Authors must identify any kinds of “Conflict of Interest” (such as financial, personal, political, or academic) that would potentially affect their judgment, before the review process begins. Declared conflict of interest will not automatically result in rejection. Authors are asked to fill the disclosure form available through:

Manuscripts must be submitted online. The submitted manuscripts after assessment for the basic editorial requirements by an Associate Editor according to specific subject area; will enter the peer-review process. The manuscript will then be sent at least to one in-office and two out of office referees for review. The corresponding author will then be informed to the referee’s remark to accept, reject or require modification. Revised paper and a letter listing point-for-point response to the reviewers must be submitted to the Editor by corresponding author. Suggestion by the Editor about resubmission does not imply that a revised version will necessary be accepted. Case reports are considered if they are of sufficiently high originality and importance, both of which are assessed by the Deputy Editors and Editor- in- Chief.

Proofs: A computer printout will be sent to the corresponding author to be checked for only typographical errors and other essential small changes before publication in order to avoid any mistakes. Major alternations to the text cannot be accepted at this stage. Proofs must be returned to the Editor within 7 working days of receipt.

Common pitfalls leading to delay in article processing and/ or rejection

Poor English writing

Typing errors including improper white space and errors that are easily highlighted by Microsoft Word.

Improper reference citation in the text. The authors must use reference number as superscript [without parenthesis or bracket] immediately after full stop.

Incorrect reference format. Including disordering authors’ name, white space and so on. For authors more than 6 you should use et al. after citing the first three authors’ name.

Missing point of addressing references or figures in the text.

Using others’ words as “copy and paste” in any part of the article (unintentional plagiarism)

Using headings other than Introduction, Case report, Discussion, Conclusion and References in the text.

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For any reason you cannot fit your submission with all mentioned journal standards, you can order Editing service just upon submission. We will do them on your behalf but it will cost you from USD 50-100 for proof reading and USD 100-200 for English editing.

Submission

Authors could submit their manuscripts to journal office preferably viaelectronic submission system or alternatively through email address below: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

IMPORTANTLY; You are kindly requested to introduce at least two reviewers (with active emails) for your manuscript in order to process your work more rapidly. With the best regards

You may be asked to resend your high quality figures as separate file(s) after final decision.